Amazon.com Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Amazon.com.

Looking at options history for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 45% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 54% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $197,239 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $617,392.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $100.0 to $150.0 for Amazon.com over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Amazon.com's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Amazon.com's whale trades within a strike price range from $100.0 to $150.0 in the last 30 days.

Amazon.com Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
AMZN CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/21/24 $100.00 $294.7K 16.5K 70
AMZN PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/01/23 $150.00 $125.6K 55 80
AMZN CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/17/23 $130.00 $61.7K 10.1K 0
AMZN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/01/23 $137.00 $59.1K 3.3K 90
AMZN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/01/23 $137.00 $55.4K 3.3K 1.0K

Where Is Amazon.com Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 824,504, the price of AMZN is down -0.04% at $134.19.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 64 days.

What The Experts Say On Amazon.com:

  • Susquehanna has decided to maintain their Positive rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $185.
  • Wedbush downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $180
  • Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $160.
  • Canaccord Genuity has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $170.
  • Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $180.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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